WEBVTT US WHAT HAPPENED MOMENTSBEFORE.REPORTER: WHILE THE VIDEO ISINCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL, I WANT TOSAY IT DOES HAVE A HAPPY ENDING.THE LITTLE GIRL IS SAFE,HEALTHY, SHE IS NOT HARMED ANDIS BEING CHECKED OUT AT THEHOSPITAL.THIS IS THE PLEASANT RIDGEHOUSING COMPLEX.WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHEREPOLICE AND K9'S WERE LOOKING ANDAT ONE POINT WE WERE ON THEOTHER SIDE OF THE COMPLEX WHENPOLICE ASKED THE MEDIA TO MOVEFARTHER AWAY.WHEN HE PULLED IN, HE SAW UNDERTHE TREE THAT THE LITTLE GIRLSEE HER PINK COAT.THERE ARE SNACKS WE BELIEVE SHEWAS EATING.THE VIDEO WILL START A LITTLEJOSTLED, BECAUSE IN THAT MOMENTHE IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THATTHE 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS OKAY, HEIS YELLING FOR HELP, HE ISYELLING TO GET THE POLICE ANDFAMILY OVER THIS WAY.AS YOU SEE, THE VIDEO DOESBECOME INCREDIBLY DRAMATIC.I WILL STRESS THAT RANIA TONIGHTIS SAFE AND HEALTHY.>> HOLD ON, JUST CALM DOWN, CALMDOWN.CALM DOWN.SHE'S HURT, SHE'S HURT, SHE'SHURT.CALM DOWN.SHE SAID SHE'S HAVING TROUBLEBREATHING.CAME DOWN.REPORTER: IT'S HARD TO LISTENTO, BUT SHE WAS COLD AND SCARED.POLICE SAY SHE IS DOING OKAY.WE KNOW FROM POLICE THAT SHE GOTOFF THE SCHOOL BUS IN THE AREAWHERE SHE LIVES BUT NEVER MADEIT TO HER HOME. WHEN POLICECAME OUT THEY WERE SEARCHING THEAREA, THEY FOUND SURVEILLANCEVIDEO AT A CONVENIENCE STOREWHICH SHOWS SHE DID PURCHASESOME SNACKS.THEY ALSO FOUND HER AT THEPLAYGROUND, THAT'S WHERE POLICEWERE FOCUSING THEIR SEARCH.SO FAST FORWARD, TO FOUR HOURSLATER.YOU CAN IMAGINE HER MOTHER ISEMOTIONAL TO FINE THAT RANIAH ISOKAY.>> I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, I'M SOBLESSED AND THANKFUL FOREVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT TO HELPFIND MY BABY.SHE IS OKAY.SHE IS OKAY, SHE'S FOUND, THANKYOU ALL.REPORTER: AGAIN, POLICE SAY SHEWAS HIDING OVER HERE, UNDER THISTREE.WE DON KNOW WHY, WE DON'T KNOWTHE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT RIGHT NOWSHE IS BEING CHECKED OUT BY

Dramatic reunion: News photographer finds missing 10-year-old

Mom says she vanished after getting off the bus

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Updated: 9:50 AM EDT May 25, 2017

STOWE TWP., Pa. —

A 10-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl who went missing after getting off the school bus Wednesday afternoon was found several hours later.

Her mother says she had "up and disappeared" after getting off the school bus.

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In the video below, you'll see it was a very dramatic scene as a WTAE photographer found the girl hunched over in a wooded area.

Police said girl appears to be healthy and doing okay and was taken Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh just to get checked out.

Allegheny County Police thanked the community for spreading the word to bring the little girl home.